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The Carolina, a wooden paddle steamer, became the first steamer to sail to Bratislava on the Danube River in 1818, the year after having been launched in Vienna, Austria.

The reverse depicts the Carolina with a view of Bratislava in the background, and the inscription ‘PRVÝ PARNÍK V BRATISLAVE’ (THE FIRST STEAMER IN BRATISLAVA). The obverse features technical parts of the Carolina.